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NCLEX Nutrition

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. What does DASH stand for?






2. What type of albumin levels will show malnutrtion?






3. What is the function of vitamin C?






4. What foods are needed for pellegra - dermatitis - diarrhea - and dementia?






5. Concentrated sources of energy poviding 9 calories/gram






6. Where can you find good sources of vitamin K?






7. What orange vegetables are good to eat?






8. What does basal metabolic rate BMR calculate?






9. What are the 5 major functions of vitamins?






10. When does BMR decrease?






11. What foods are carbohydrates and provide energy?






12. What foods are needed for this deficiency of nutritional anemia - or neural tube defects?






13. Protein stores show short term changes of which lab value






14. What function is vitamin D?






15. What water soluble vitamins are easily excreted from body?






16. How much meat/beans should be eaten?






17. What milk products are avoided in the pyramid and not a good supply of calcium?






18. What illness is a direct result of vitamin D deficiency?






19. How many calories/gram is protein?






20. What type of patients are to utilize nutritional screening initiatives NSI?






21. Waist circumference correlates apple versus pear body type and reflects risk pattern for disease






22. This tool assesses each body system for nutrent excess or deficiency






23. What problem may occur if vitamin K deficient?






24. When does BMR increase?






25. What foods are good sources of carbohydrates?






26. If inadequate amounts of protein can lead to this






27. Fats are needed for proper absorption of these vitamins






28. Food freqency questionnaire is used over this time period to track nutrients not consumed daily






29. What are healthy sources of fats?






30. Name six sources of grains






31. How much fruit is to be eaten/day?






32. What foods are good if patient. is vitamin A defecient and/or suffer from night blindness or xeropthalmia?






33. The higher the BMR a client has --






34. What is normal albumin levels?






35. How much more calories are needed for lactation?






36. Promote normal metabolism - and prevent this nutrient from being used for energy






37. What function is vitamin A?






38. Where can you get more vitamin D?






39. How much sodium may be consumed per day?






40. These nutrients required for proper growth - development - body repair - fluid and electrolyte balance - produce enzymes - hormones and antibodies






41. What is normal BMI?






42. If patient. is deficient with this vitamin - what foods will help scurvy or bleeding gums?






43. How many cal/gram are carbohydrates?






44. Where can you find good sources of vitamin E?






45. What lab value shows iron stores of visceral body protein?






46. Insufficient intake of carbohydrate results in these two nutrients being used as energy






47. If a patient. was riboflavin B2 deficient what foods are good sources of B2?






48. What is the function of vitamin E?






49. How much milk is to be consumed per day?






50. What type of fat is to kept to an all time low for consumption?